How many different breeds of wolf are extinct?

Answer 1

Kenai Peninsula WolfCanis lupus alcesAlaskaExtinctIt was a very large wolf. The determination of the species and the size of the wolf was done using recovered bones.

Texas Grey WolfCanis lupus monstrabilisTexas and Northeast MexicoExtinctThis wolf used to live in Texas and northeastern Mexico. Its members were usually small and dark coloured. They were sometimes white.

New Foundland WolfCanis lupus beothucusNewfoundlandExtinctThis wolf was a medium sized wolf that was almost pure white.

Southern Rocky Mountain WolfCanis lupus youngiMountainous regions of Colorado, Utah and Nevada.ExtinctA larger subspecies. Full canine colour spectrum represented, though blended pelages predominate. First subspecies to be recognized in North America. Hunted legally in parts of Canada.

Mongollon Mountain WolfCanis lupus mogollonensisCentral Arizona and New Mexico.ExtinctTheir colour was usually dark with some whites.

Hokkaido WolfCanis lupus hattaiJapanese island of HokkaidoExtinctA smaller subspecies. Became extinct in 1889 as a result of poisoning campaigns.

Honshu WolfCanis lupus hodophilaxJapanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and KyushuExtinctA very small subspecies. Became extinct in 1905 from a combination of rabies and human eradication efforts.

Northern Rocky Mountain WolfCanis lupus irremotusThe northern Rocky mountains of the United States, and southern Alberta.ExtinctMedium to large grey wolves.

Dire WolfCanis dirusThe Dire Wolf co-existed with the Grey Wolf in North America for about 100,000 years.ExtinctThe Dire Wolf had a larger, broader head and smaller brain-case than that of a similarly-sized Grey Wolf, and had teeth that were quite massive.

Answer 2

75 years ago in Tasmania there was a creature called a thylacine it was part tiger part kangaroo and part wolf!it is now extinct because settlers hunted thylacine to protect their sheep government even paid people to kill the thylacine in time there were fewer and fewer thylacine and then sadly there were none.

:this may not sound true but it is true.

Answer 3

Wolves aren't extinct: just endangered. I think some species are. If they were extinct it would be because of hunting, loss of territory and maybe even climate change and lack of prey. If people hunt their prey, the wolves can't eat.

Answer 4

There are many species of wolves.

Gray wolf: has most members of any wolf species.

Red Wolf: Extremely endangered.

Ethiopian Wolf: One of the rarest wolf species.

Arabian wolf: Extremely endangered.

Cascade Mountains Wolf: Unsure if any still survive.

These are some of the species that are doing the worst except the Gray Wolf, they're doing just fine.
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Answer 5

The different kinds that I know are:

The Dire Wolf- extinct by about 4000-12000 yrs. ago

The Northern Moutain Rocky Wolf- extinct by about ?. Taken off the list of endangered species in 2008.

The Honshu Wolf- extinct by 1905

The Hokkaido Wolf- extinct by 1889

The Mogollon Mountain Wolf-extinct by 1935

The Southern Rocky Mountain Wolf- extinct by 1935

The Newfoundland Wolf- Extinct by ?. The last one died in 1911, but the species was not taken off the endangered list until 1930.

The Texas Gray Wolf- extinct in 1942

The Kenai Peninsula Wolf- extinct by 1925

Answer 6

There are many species of wolves.

Gray wolf: has most members of any wolf species.

Red Wolf: Extremely endangered.

Ethiopian Wolf: One of the rarest wolf species.

Arabian wolf: Extremely endangered.

Cascade Mountains Wolf: Unsure if any still survive.

These are some of the species that are doing the worst except the Gray Wolf, they're doing just fine.

Answer 7

Wolves have species and subspecies, not breeds. Breeds refer to domestic animals like dogs, cats or cattle.

Answer 8

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